Side plate for freight cars



Jan. 29, 1935. c, D, BQNSALL 1,989,264

SIDE ILATE FOR FREIGHT GARS i original Filed sept.' 17, 195o /N Vf NTOR:

Patented Jan. 29, 1935 siDir-riuniti Fon FREIGHT .CARS

Charles David Bonsall,.Pittshllrgheiaassignorto Y P. H; Murphy Company,New Kensington, Pag, v 1 f 'il a corpcratonof Pennsylvania Originalapplication The subject mattervhereof is divided out of my 1. tandvdurable side 4plate construction that will wif It the arrangements andcombinations Vof :parts hereinafter" described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specication andwherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of the car equipped with side plateconstructions embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the car at the eaves ofthe roof,

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a side View of a portion of a side plate construction; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view `of a modied form of sideplate with the roof sheet and carline support made integral therewith.

The present construction comprises side plates September 17,-193`0Serialiu, No.4'82,422. Patent No.1,8513,655. D! this applicationyvJanuary 29,l 1932i vided and Serial- No.y

eted to the bottom anges of saidinverted chan-r bottom member is widerlthan nel member.

cap being spaced from the vertical flanges of the sheets far enough toafford proper clearance. The hereinbefore described side plateconstrucextra ange and at proper intervals.

While I have illustrated my invention as applied 'leg extendingtherefrom in substantially opposite direction from said web and at anupward inclination approximately equal to the pitch of a car roof, saidflange having flat-bottomed depressions therein extending from side toside thereof and constituting seats for carlines, said ange extendingstraight between depressions and constituting at seats for roof sheets.

2. An integral metal side plate for cars having carlines with roofsheets movably arranged therebetween, said side plate comprising asubstantially horizontal web, a depending leg at one end thereof, anupstanding leg at the other end thereof and a flange at the top of saidlast mentioned leg extending therefrom in substantially oppositedirection from said web and at an upward inclination approximately equalto the pitch of a car roof, said flange having depressions thereinconstituting seats for said carlines, the portions of the flange locatedbetween said depressions being flat and adapted to movably support saidroof sheets.

3. A metal side plate for cars comprising a substantially horizontalweb, a depending leg atone end thereof, an upstanding leg at the otherend thereof and a separate angle member secured to said last mentionedleg with its upperflange extending over the top thereof in substantiallyopposite direction from said web and at an upward inclinationapproximately equal to the pitch of a depending leg at one v car roof,said angle member having depressions at intervals in the top thereofconstituting seats for carlines, the spaces between said depressionsbeing greater than the width thereof 4. As an article of manuiacture,*amember for mounting carlines and roof sheets 'on the side plates of acar, said member comprising an angle plate with one leg adapted to besecured to a side plate and the other leg forming an oblique angletherewith, said last mentioned leg having ilatbottomed depressionsarranged at intervals and shapeclto-constitute seats for carlines andportions extending straight between said seats and constituting flatsupports for the ends of rooi sheets. y

5. As an article of manufacture, a member for mounting carlines androot` sheets on the side plates of a car, said member comprising anangle -plate with one leg adapted to be secured to a side plate and theother leg inclining upwardly at an angleA substantially Vequal to thepitch of a car roof, said last mentioned leg having flat-bottomeddepressions arranged at intervals and shaped to constitute seats forcarlines, and the portions between said seats being flat andconstituting supports for the ends of roof sheets.

6. A metal side plate for cars comprising a substantially horizontalweb, a depending leg at one edge of said web, an upstanding leg at theother edge thereof and a continuous combined carline and roof sheetsupporting flange at the top of said last mentioned leg, said flangebeing offset vvertically at `regular intervals throughout itsv length toprovide widely spaced flat-bottomed carline supporting seats at oneelevation alternating with relatively long flat-topped roof sheetsupporting seats at a different elevation.

CHARLES DAVID BoNsALL'.

